250326-N-WE249-2644 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – Mr. Fred Rangel, a regional engagement officer with the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) explains aspects of the international training command’s Technical Welding and Allied Repairs (TWAR) course to Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet, Rear Adm. Jose Felix Quimbaya Sarmiento, and their respective staffs during a recent tour of NAVSCIATTS’ facilities on the John C. Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi.
TWAR is an eight-week course of instruction designed to provide foreign security force personnel with the specialized training required to restore the structural integrity of steel, aluminum, and fiberglass hulls and components. The students also learn to conduct factory-level maintenance and repairs on the Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Craft.
NAVSCIATTS, a security cooperation schoolhouse operating under U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command, provides training to international security force professionals that enhances U.S. interoperability with strategic allies and partners, ensuring a coordinated and effective maritime force worldwide. To date, the historic command has training with more than 14,000 partner forces from more than 130 nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Sharon M. Mock)
Date Taken: | 03.26.2025 |
Date Posted: | 04.02.2025 15:32 |
Photo ID: | 8949860 |
VIRIN: | 250326-N-WE249-2649 |
Resolution: | 4479x2987 |
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Location: | STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MISSISSIPPI, US |
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